Gig: 2/13/2004, The Alarm, Sneek Bolwerk

Day Four: Thursday 25 May 2005 Another situation which has prompted the recording of this album is the fact that we have signed to EMI! While we were touring the ‘Poppy Fields’ album, representatives from EMI came to us to see and asked if we would be interested in making a new record for them and asked us if we had any new songs they could hear etc. We didn’t [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]

11/13/1985: The Alarm, Concert Hall in Toronto Summary Strength Tour.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments